Matthew Campbell of the Times reports that "prominent feminists" helped to lead the push for the minaret ban, deeming the structures "male power symbols," that represent the oppression of women. ""If we give them a minaret, they'll have us all wearing burqas," a woman named Julia Werner tells the Times, "Before you know it, we'll have sharia law and women being stoned to death in our streets. We won't be Swiss any more."